Go Forth, Brave Traveler! Adventure Awaits!

THE ENTRANCE by Flippo Vicarelli

Copyright 2007 Flippo Vicarelli

I thought I'd start my first review off with Italian musician and freelance artist Flippo Vicarelli's first CD offering of his exciting music. Okay, remember those wonderful and exciting quest style adventure games like "Final Fantasy", "Legend of Zelda", or "Phantasy Star" in the days before polygons and crappy story lines and trendy hair-dos? Remember the fun of setting off on an adventure to stop some dastardly villain across strange lands filled with mystery, danger and sappy drama all set to high heroic music?

The Entrance was created with just that in mind! The captivating musical pieces are carefully thought out and set to 11 different places adventurers would find in any quest, be it that happy little village in the hills, our heroes' homeland, a mysterious forest or entrance to a deep underground labyrinth. It's not from any rpg game but inspired by that genre while avoiding the bleeps and tweets of older style video games. Each piece sets the mood and all one has to do is sit back, relax and let the music take you where it's supposed to go.

Different instruments combined with some excellent keyboard work seamlessly come together to create a wonderful soundtrack for your daydreams and misty memories of adventure gaming of long ago. I highly recommend this enjoyable and well composed CD, it's for the pure fun of it! (^_^)

A New Day, A New Venture!

Hello! This is my first ever attempt at blogging so please bear with me, I'm treading new ground. So why have decided to enter the "blogosphere"? Simply to create my own reviews of the music I enjoy with the hopes that others who may not be aware of some of the fantastic groups and singers out there or artists that have been forgotten will know of them. I love esoteric and rare music, my collection is eclectic and never dull, at least I hope it doesn't bore you! I detest the Top 40 crap most of the time, now more so in 2010 then at any other time.

I strongly believe music radio is truly a dead creature, killed by over-commercialization, ignorance, and a lack of any understanding of what quality is. Tell me, what is the "phrase that pays"? K.I.S.S., Keep It Simple, Stupid! With a rare exception of say college radio, music radio sucks beyond any tolerance and is a dead avenue but I understand the purpose of having anything on the radio, be it talk or music, is to sell advertising and not to really promote an artist, band or to up hold the love of a certain type of music. Just look at "classic rock" stations! They're all the same, they play the EXACT same line-up of 43 year old "hits", thank Clear Channel! How many times do we really have to hear Hotel California, or Long Distance Runaround or Money at this point in time? The Eagles, YES, and Pink Floyd have other enjoyable songs ya know! Ever hear of Greenslade or Eloy?! I feel bad for these so-called classic rock bands not to mention other more recent groups, to have some of your best work ignored and only one or two catchy songs driven into the ground is beyond disrespect. (-_-)

So, with my rant over, time to share my thoughts and insights on the music I enjoy with the hopes you'll discover something new and enjoyable. Where to begin? Bare with me, I'm a newbie!

Oh, and before I forget, check out my You Tube channel, BluTrilobite, lots of great music and fun stuff can be found "archived" there.